Maritsa Plovdiv Hristov was born in
Plovdiv. He grew up as part of Maritsa Plovdiv's academy and made his debut for the senior team in 2002/2003 season. He played for Maritsa until 2007. During the 2005/2006 season he was
B PFG's top scorer, with 18 goals. In the same season he was chosen the best footballer of
B PFG East group by other players.
Botev Plovdiv He signed a contract with Botev during summer of 2007. In his first season in
A PFG he became a topscorer, scoring 19 goals and was chosen the best footballer of the season by other players. Hristov became a free-agent on 4 July 2008.
Levski Sofia Hristov started training with Levski Sofia on 23 June 2008. Later, he signed his contract with 'the Blues'. He scored a hat-trick against his ex-team Botev, in one of his first matches for Levski. On 13 August 2008, Hristov earned a
penalty for Levski Sofia in the first leg of a decisive
Champions League match against
BATE Borisov, but it was not converted and the "bluemen" subsequently lost the match by a score of 0:1. On 26 April 2009 Hristov scored four goals against
PFC Belasitsa Petrich. He scored in 56th, 63rd, 65th and 86th minute. The result of the match was 1:7 with a guest win for Levski Sofia. On 9 May 2009 Hristov scored the first goal for Levski Sofia in
The Eternal Derby against
CSKA. The result of the match was 0:2 with a guest win for Levski. He became a
Champion of Bulgaria in 2009. On 15 July 2009, Hristov opened his goal account for the new season with two goals in the first official match for Levski during 2009/2010 season. The event took place in the 2nd Qualifying round of
UEFA Champions League, where Levski beaten the team of
UE Sant Julià. The result of the match was 4:0 with a home win for Levski. On 5 August 2009, he also scored against
FK Baku to wrap up a 2:0 win for the team from
Sofia. In the play-off round Levski was eliminated by
Debreceni VSC with 4:1 (on aggregate). However, Levski qualified for
UEFA Europa League. On 8 January 2009. the coach of Levski
Georgi Ivanov, announced that he gave 'his' ex-kit-number 9 to Hristov.
Wisła Kraków On 26 February 2010
Wisła Kraków signed the
Bulgarian forward on loan from
PFC Levski Sofia. On 7 June 2010 it was announced that Hristov's loan contract would be terminated and he would return to
Levski, unlike the initial plans of
Wisła having him on loan until December 2010.
Return to Bulgaria On 31 August 2010, Hristov moved to
PFC Slavia Sofia. In August 2012, he moved to another
A PFG outfit
PFC Lokomotiv Sofia. In February 2013, he trialed with
Major League Soccer club
Philadelphia Union.
Tampa Bay Rowdies On 8 March 2013, The
Tampa Bay Rowdies, of the
North American Soccer League, announced that the club had signed Hristov to a two-year deal. Year two of the contract is a club option. Hristov scored his first goal for the Rowdies in a 2–0 win against the
San Antonio Scorpions. Hristov made 22 appearances during his first season in USA, finishing as the club's top scorer with 12 goals. He also made 8 assists. He won the MVP award of the league that year. On 4 July 2018 Hristov scored his 58th career goal for the Rowdies, making him the Rowdies' all-time top scorer. Since retiring from professional football, Hristov has featured for
Nashville United during
2020 U.S. Open Cup qualification, and for South Tampa FC of the Florida Suncoast Soccer League, which is a Tampa Bay-area Sunday league. ==International career==